conceivably
adverb
conceivably is spelled C-O-N-C-E-I-V-A-B-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, conceivably means “In a conceivable manner; possibly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conceivably?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-C-E-I-V-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is conceivably?
Conceivably appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conceivably?
- US
Conceivably has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-conceivably.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conceivably
- more conceivably comparative
- most conceivably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conceivably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a conceivable manner; possibly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does conceivably come from?
From conceivable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).